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Theresa May, home secretary, has bowed to pressure from retailers and businesses who want to lure high-spending Chinese tourists to Britain by seeking to bring in a joint visa application for the UK and other European countries.
London’s department stores such as Harrods and other companies have long...

In response to research from Hotels.com Chinese International Traveller Monitor, the UK Home Office has defended the improvements it has made to the visa system. Hotels.com said the Home Office's current plan to work with tour operators to make it easier for groups of Chinese travellers to apply...

The owner of the West End’s biggest casino reignited the row over Chinese tourist visas today by condemning the “absolute madness” of the “bureaucratic” application system.
Simon Thomas, who invested almost £50 million restoring the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, said London was losing out to Paris...

Following comments from the Home Office that the visa issue for Chinese visitors to the UK is merely a ‘misconception’ and that the UK is offering a ‘good service’ I would like to respond by explaining why this is simply not the case.
The reality is that the UK visa application process remains...

Expert Advises: Ditch The Visa Hassles, Prep the Chinese-Language Brochures
Christine Lu is the CEO of Affinity China, a lifestyle platform for affluent Chinese travelers. This interview is part of Affinity China’s series on London as a Chinese tourist destination for Chinese New Year 2014.
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The French capital has overcome bureaucratic obstacles such as visa requirements to attract big spending tourists.
For one fleeting instant, an expression of intense exasperation flickered across the face of the immaculately groomed sales assistant in a chic Parisian department store as the Chinese...

The Home Office has hit back at criticism of the UK visa process for Chinese visitors, suggesting the industry “stop knocking the UK offer”.
Immigration minister Mark Harper said: “We have a good visa service – and our customers agree.” Harper insisted it is “a misconception” that Chinese...

China's biggest travel agency has warned that Britain is losing business “every minute” because of its “complicated and expensive” visa system.
Yu Ning Ning, president of China International Travel Service (CITS), the country’s oldest and most powerful tour operator, said she avoided bringing...

London is losing out on lucrative Chinese tourist visits “every minute” because of Britain’s bureaucratic and expensive visa process, a leading tour operator has warned.
Yu Ning Ning, president of China International Travel Service, the country’s most powerful tour operator, said...

Willie Walsh accused the UK government of being "anti-aviation" yesterday and warned ministers and the industry "if you snooze, you lose".
The boss of British Airways' parent IAG attacked the coalition over Air Passenger Duty, the UK's "poor visa process" and "squeezed airport capacity".
Walsh...